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Hurricane Richard progresses to Guatemala

Hurricane Richard struck Sunday on the Belize, a small Central American country of Guatemala border, accompanied by heavy rains and winds, causing the evacuation of many tourists.

Approximately 10 000 people took refuge in shelters set up in churches and schools with the approach of the hurricane, which hit the south, near the main city in the country , Belize City. It is expected to lose strength in the day by advancing to neighboring Guatemala. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, accompanied by Richard winds at 150 km / h, a Category 1 hurricane when it struck Belize on Sunday evening, 35 km south-southwest of Belize City. Main city in the country that concentrates one third of the population with 100,000 inhabitants, Belize City is composed of small wooden houses very vulnerable. No casualties had been reported so far, but the roads were flooded and some neighborhoods where the hurricane came near Belize City. Tourists were evacuated from the islands of Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye, off Belize City.

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Arrest of former Interior Minister

Former officials of the Guatemalan state accused of involvement in extrajudicial killings of prisoners should be prosecuted and tried fairly, "said Amnesty International after the arrest in Spain, Wednesday, October 13, former Interior Minister Carlos Vielman.

He, along with former national director of police Erwin Sperisen, currently residing in Switzerland, and other former state officials are currently the subject of a judicial killings involving two prisons in Guatemala in 2005 and 2006. "These former state officials should be returned to Guatemala and brought to justice or be tried in their country of residence, in accordance with international standards of human rights" said Sebastian Elgueta, America specialist Central to Amnesty International. Carlos Vielman, Erwin Sperisen and other relevant persons are accused, among other offenses, involvement in the extrajudicial execution of prisoners who had escaped from prison in El Infiernito October 2005 and that of inmates of the prison in El Pavon in September 2006. Seven inmates had been killed during the operation Pavo Real, designed to regain control of the El Pavon prison.


At the time, the Minister of Interior and the police had said that the killings were committed during clashes with members of the prison. Yet a report by the Ombudsman for Human Rights of Guatemala published in December 2006 concluded that the victims had been slaughtered in the context of extrajudicial executions. "It is now time for the states in which Resident these people demonstrate their commitment to international standards on human rights " said Sebastian Elgueta. " If these crimes are not punished, impunity will prevail in Guatemala . "

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The United States apologized for medical experiments

The United States has presented a public apology Friday for an experiment in the 1940s in Guatemala by federal physicians who deliberately infected with syphilis prisoners, women and the mentally ill .

The purpose of the experiment was to test the efficacy of penicillin, which is just beginning to be used. Prostitutes were involved in research to transmit the disease to prisoners. Tests were also conducted in insane asylums and barracks. "The study of inoculation of this sexually transmitted disease conducted from 1946 to 1948 in Guatemala was clearly unethical" declare Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health. "Although these events have occurred there over 64 years, we are outraged that research misconduct have also been conducted on behalf of public health. We deeply regret what happened and we apologize to present all those who have been affected by such hateful practices ", they added.

The experiment was conducted by Dr. John Cutler, of the Federal Health Service (PHS), through a program funded by the PHS, the National Institute of Health, the Pan American health issues and the Guatemalan government. Its existence was unveiled this year by Susan Reverby, who teaches at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. It is estimated that 696 men and women were exposed to the disease before receiving penicillin. "The study continued until 1948 and records suggest that despite the intentions, it is likely that not all have been healed" , says in a statement. Its findings will be published in January in the Journal of Policy History. It refers to the case of Tuskegee, another notorious medical experiment conducted in the 1960s on American blacks as doctors were exposed to syphilis without treatment and which was also attended by Dr. Cutler, who died in 2003. At this stage, it is unclear whether a compensation procedure for victims of Guatemala will be launched. It is not clear that the guinea pigs can be found, said Arturo Valenzuela, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

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Journalist tortured and murdered

The motive remains to be determined in the murder of Victor Hugo Juárez, entrepreneur and leader of both online media Wanima News and Guatemala Empresarial. Former daily newspaper Siglo XXI "and" Nuestro Diario, "the journalist was found dead September 27, 2010, with his friend Byron Dávila Díaz, the latter's home. According to the agency Cerigua who reported the information, both men showed signs of abuse and strangulation.

Even if the track does not seem professional privileged, we ask that it be operated as part of the investigation. Guatemala, in 2010 despite a less bloody than the previous ones for the profession, remains a risk country for journalists.

The professional track must, however, be privileged in the investigation into the theft of computer equipment and documents found on Sept. 28, at the home of Marvin David Del Cid, the daily "elPeriódico" . The journalist was investigating alleged irregularities particularly attributed to the government in a contract for purchase of arms, a case of corruption that involve the Solidarity Fund and, moreover, a case of drug trafficking.

Grab subjects like this can cost a media professional. Del Cid had already suffered a burglary June 24 A threatening message - "You're gonna die" - was then placed on the mirror of his bathroom. Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities to ensure adequate protection.